This course examines changing ideas about cities and their impact on American lifestyles, focusing on New York City. Students will analyze how public policy shapes cities by studying New York City government's role in service delivery, economic growth, and urban issues like development, education, welfare, and crime. The course will use theories from social sciences to understand cultural, political, and social forces influencing cities. Students must complete a paper analyzing a past or present NYC development project and a final paper on an assigned topic.
The Millennials' Orchestra - Marketing and Fundraising Strategies for Engagin...Catherine Starek
21st Century marketing and fundraising strategies for engaging the next generation of audiences and donors in cultural arts experiences for years to come.
Cyber-nationalism and China’s Foreign Policy in A New Era: An Empirical Study...Luna Zeng
In 2016-17, waves of nationalist sentiment raised in the Chinese online sphere as the South China Sea Arbitration released its award and the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system has been deployed. The non-traditional targets of criticism, the increasingly assertive foreign policy, and the renewed domestic propaganda strategy result in features that did not exist in the previous popular nationalism in China. This paper studies the online nationalist discourse of these two cases and how it was shaped by China’s foreign strategy, the specific policy reactions to the Arbitration and the THAAD, and the narrative of state media, and argues that the popular nationalism and the confrontational Chinese foreign policy has converged with and mutually reinforced each other. The findings suggest that, on the one hand, the online discourse is characterized by dispersed focuses on specific dimensions of Chinese foreign policy, including the controversial perceptions on international norms, economic tools in diplomacy and other strategies adopted by the Chinese government. On the other hand, with the assistance of the active and responsive state media, the official narratives have been internalized through netizen’s internal interpretation, discussion, and justification of the foreign policy. Despite the lack of transparency in the foreign policy decision-making in China, these features still imply less pressure that Chinese government faces to respond to popular nationalist demand domestically while simultaneously pursuing national interests in the international arena, as these two demands are no longer antitheses to each other.
The Millennials' Orchestra - Marketing and Fundraising Strategies for Engagin...Catherine Starek
21st Century marketing and fundraising strategies for engaging the next generation of audiences and donors in cultural arts experiences for years to come.
Cyber-nationalism and China’s Foreign Policy in A New Era: An Empirical Study...Luna Zeng
In 2016-17, waves of nationalist sentiment raised in the Chinese online sphere as the South China Sea Arbitration released its award and the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system has been deployed. The non-traditional targets of criticism, the increasingly assertive foreign policy, and the renewed domestic propaganda strategy result in features that did not exist in the previous popular nationalism in China. This paper studies the online nationalist discourse of these two cases and how it was shaped by China’s foreign strategy, the specific policy reactions to the Arbitration and the THAAD, and the narrative of state media, and argues that the popular nationalism and the confrontational Chinese foreign policy has converged with and mutually reinforced each other. The findings suggest that, on the one hand, the online discourse is characterized by dispersed focuses on specific dimensions of Chinese foreign policy, including the controversial perceptions on international norms, economic tools in diplomacy and other strategies adopted by the Chinese government. On the other hand, with the assistance of the active and responsive state media, the official narratives have been internalized through netizen’s internal interpretation, discussion, and justification of the foreign policy. Despite the lack of transparency in the foreign policy decision-making in China, these features still imply less pressure that Chinese government faces to respond to popular nationalist demand domestically while simultaneously pursuing national interests in the international arena, as these two demands are no longer antitheses to each other.
The paper presents the contemporary information policy implemented by
the Ukrainian government. The survey answers the question about the new role of information policy in the state authorities’ activities. The research focuses on the executive branch of power, due to its impact on the internal and external image of Ukraine.
The analysis was conducted at the strategic, institutional and operational levels, and
concerned the content of messages.
Space, Place, and Digital Tools: Creating A Semester Long Digital AssignmentMichigan State University
This presentation outlines the origins and theory linked to a case study built around a segmented, semester long learning assignment whereby students utilize archival resources to critically analyze an EPA Superfund site in their local community. This project highlights the overlap between social, political, and economic challenges that shape urban environmental concern.
The paper presents the contemporary information policy implemented by
the Ukrainian government. The survey answers the question about the new role of information policy in the state authorities’ activities. The research focuses on the executive branch of power, due to its impact on the internal and external image of Ukraine.
The analysis was conducted at the strategic, institutional and operational levels, and
concerned the content of messages.
Space, Place, and Digital Tools: Creating A Semester Long Digital AssignmentMichigan State University
This presentation outlines the origins and theory linked to a case study built around a segmented, semester long learning assignment whereby students utilize archival resources to critically analyze an EPA Superfund site in their local community. This project highlights the overlap between social, political, and economic challenges that shape urban environmental concern.
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Classed Out: The Challenges of Social Class
in Black Community Change
Shawn A. Ginwright, Santa Clara University
The growth in the black middle class since the Civil Rights movement has spawned an interest in the rela-
tionships between the black middle class and the black poor. Scholars are interested in understanding how social
and cultural capital among the black middle class both ameliorate and/or sustain the conditions of the black
working poor. While this literature provides us with an understanding about the role of social and cultural cap-
ital in the lives of poor and middle class blacks, it says little about how ideology functions in intra-racial, multi-
class coalitions. Through materialist and culturalist frames of community problems confronting the black working
poor, I argue that culturalist frames of community problems fail to address black working class issues. Drawing on
a case study of a community's effort to use Afrocentric ideology to improve an urban school, I demonstrate how
black middle class community members misdiagnosed the problem at the school through culturalist framing.
Findings indicate that social class plays a significant role in how problems are defined, interpreted and addressed.
In 1957, E. Franklin Frazier argued that the black middle class in America suffered from
an identity crisis. He believed that while new middle class blacks enjoyed the benefits of
higher income, education and social status, they suffered from a loss of cultural identity
brought on by assimilation into the American mainstream (Frazier 1957). Since that time,
there has been a dramatic growth in the black middle class in the United States. The growth in
income levels, educational attainment and middle class lifestyles spawned a burgeoning interest
among researchers about the experience of the new black middle class (Landry 1987; Pattillo-
McCoy 1999).
Recently, scholars have focused their attention on understanding the relationship
between the black working poor and the black middle class (Pattillo-McCoy 1999; Wilson
1996a). Scholars are interested in understanding how social and cultural capital among the
black middle class both ameliorate and/or sustain the conditions of the black working poor
(Wilson 1996a). The prevailing argument here is that the black middle class escape the
confines of urban communities, and in their exodus, take with them valuable social and cul-
tural resources. Along with urban problems such as unemployment, the removal of black role
models and the displacement of middle class values all contribute to urban decay (Anderson
1999; Wilson 1996a, 1996b).
While this research is useful in our understanding of the role of social and cultural capital
among the black middle class and working poor, it presumes that an out-migration of the
black middle class from urban communities severs pre-existing social ties with the black work-
ing poor (Wilson 1996a). Pattillo-McCoy (2000) demo.
Mount Vernon invited several well-known political cartoonists from newspapers across the country to draw cartoons focusing on major issues of George Washington’s presidency. Students will analyze uncaptioned versions of these cartoons and background information about the historical issues depicted, create their own captions and exhibit labels, and then compare their writing with the originals.
Students focus on George Washington’s character and civic virtues and examine the connection between those virtues and a democratic and free society in the United States.
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SOC-481
Textbook Case Study Critical Reviews
Based on a careful reading of select “public sociology” case studies provided in your course textbook, develop a 500-700-word review and critique of the case study:
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Case Study Critical Review 1
First, select Case Study 1.2, Case Study 4.1, OR Case Study 5.3 in the textbook.
Next, for this review (500-750 words), address the following questions in your review of the selected case study. Cite three to five scholarly sources to support your answers:
1. What was the social problem/issue the study and/or initiative was intended to address? Do you think the project scope and design was well suited to better understand and address the issue? Explain.
2. Describe the grassroots nature of the case study/project. How did the project come about? What were opportunities and/or challenges experienced in various stages of the project? How effectively did researchers address project opportunities and challenges?
3. What did project planners do to create active connections between stakeholders (i.e., those affected by—or those in a position to influence—the identified community problem). In your view, what were the strengths and/or limitations of the approach taken to build active community connections between stakeholders?
4. Briefly summarize lessons learnedby those involved with the project. Provide an example of one lesson that could be directly applied to your proposed action research project.
Case Study 1.2. The Differential Impact of Gentrification on Communities of Color in ChicagoPhilip Nyden, Julie Davis, and Emily Edlynn
The cycle of community reinvestment and displacement of low-income residents is a process present in cities throughout the United States, Europe, and other developed nations. It has been well documented in numerous studies (Dreier, Mollenkopf, & Swanstrom, 2001; Nelson, 1988; Palen & London, 1984; Schill & Nathan, 1983; Smith & Williams, 1986). Also referred to as gentrification and displacement, it has been the source of considerable policy debate in Chicago at both community and citywide levels.5 Displacement—particularly when it takes place as communities are being revitalized—can move low-income populations further away from the very housing, educational, and employment opportunities that could ameliorate the problems of past social and economic exclusion. Because community reinvestment was often seen as increasing racial and ethnic inequalities, the City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations approached the Loyola University Chicago Center for Urban Research and Learning to examine the impact that gentrification has on different racial, ethnic, and economic groups in Chicago. The commission routinely receives complaints from residents and elected officials about increased racial and ethnic tensions in some communities experiencing reinvestment. Because many city development policies are pr.
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READING LIST TO CHOOSE TOPIC FROM:
1) Writing and Citing - Rothman, J. (2014, Feb. 20). Why is Academic Writing so Academic. New Yorker. Available at: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/why-is-academic-writing-so-academic.
2) Origins of American Politics and Polices - Wood, J. (2010, May 10). Tocqueville in America. New Yorker. Available at: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/inside-story-americas-19th-century-opiate-addiction180967673/.
3) Constitutional Provisions for Limited Government - Dunham, R. G., & Mauss, A. L. (1976). Waves from Watergate: evidence concerning the impact of the Watergate scandal upon political legitimacy and social control. Pacific Sociological Review, 19(4), 469-490. Available at: https://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=sociology.
4) Voting and Representative Government
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- McKinley, J. & Mays, J. (2019, Oct. 24). Early Voting Stirs Anxiety in N.Y. The New York Times. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/nyregion/early-voting-nyelection.html.
5) Division of Power: Federal v. State Authority - Hammer, D., Phillips, B., & Schmidt, T. L. (2010). The intended—and unintended— consequences of healthcare reform. Healthcare Financial Management, 64(10), 50-55. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Terry_Schmidt5/publication/47348397_The_intendedand_unintended-consequences_of_healthcare_reform/links/5512cda50cf270fd7e33781b/Theintended-and-unintended-consequences-of-healthcare-reform.pdf.
6) America’s Civil Liberties - Nelson, T. E., Clawson, R. A., & Oxley, Z. M. (1997). Media framing of a civil liberties conflict and its effect on tolerance. American Political Science Review, 91(3), 567-583. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thomas_Nelson6/publication/209409737_Media_Framing_ of_A_Civil_Liberties_Conflict_and_Its_Effect_on_Tolerance/links/02e7e5323276f31251000000 .pdf.
February 20th – 14th Amendment and Civil Rights - Epps, G. (2015, Dec. 10). Is Affirmative Action Finished?. The Atlantic. Available at: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/12/when-can-race-be-a-college-admissionsfactor/419808/.
7) Legislative Branch and the People - O’Keefe, E. (2014, Feb. 4). Farm bill passes after three years of talks. The Washington Post. Available at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2014/02/04/farm-billpasses-after-three-years-of-talks/.
February 27th – Legislative Branch and Political Parties - Everett, B., Sherman, J. & Bresnahan, J. (2013, Oct. 1). Shutdown: Congress sputters on CR. Politico. Available at: https://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/house-senate-governmentshutdown-097557.
8) Executive Branch and Domestic Policies - Guetzkow, J. (2010). Beyond deservingness: congressional d.
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READING LIST TO CHOOSE TOPIC FROM:
1) Writing and Citing - Rothman, J. (2014, Feb. 20). Why is Academic Writing so Academic. New Yorker. Available at: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/why-is-academic-writing-so-academic.
2) Origins of American Politics and Polices - Wood, J. (2010, May 10). Tocqueville in America. New Yorker. Available at: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/inside-story-americas-19th-century-opiate-addiction180967673/.
3) Constitutional Provisions for Limited Government - Dunham, R. G., & Mauss, A. L. (1976). Waves from Watergate: evidence concerning the impact of the Watergate scandal upon political legitimacy and social control. Pacific Sociological Review, 19(4), 469-490. Available at: https://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=sociology.
4) Voting and Representative Government
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- McKinley, J. & Mays, J. (2019, Oct. 24). Early Voting Stirs Anxiety in N.Y. The New York Times. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/nyregion/early-voting-nyelection.html.
5) Division of Power: Federal v. State Authority - Hammer, D., Phillips, B., & Schmidt, T. L. (2010). The intended—and unintended— consequences of healthcare reform. Healthcare Financial Management, 64(10), 50-55. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Terry_Schmidt5/publication/47348397_The_intendedand_unintended-consequences_of_healthcare_reform/links/5512cda50cf270fd7e33781b/Theintended-and-unintended-consequences-of-healthcare-reform.pdf.
6) America’s Civil Liberties - Nelson, T. E., Clawson, R. A., & Oxley, Z. M. (1997). Media framing of a civil liberties conflict and its effect on tolerance. American Political Science Review, 91(3), 567-583. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thomas_Nelson6/publication/209409737_Media_Framing_ of_A_Civil_Liberties_Conflict_and_Its_Effect_on_Tolerance/links/02e7e5323276f31251000000 .pdf.
February 20th – 14th Amendment and Civil Rights - Epps, G. (2015, Dec. 10). Is Affirmative Action Finished?. The Atlantic. Available at: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/12/when-can-race-be-a-college-admissionsfactor/419808/.
7) Legislative Branch and the People - O’Keefe, E. (2014, Feb. 4). Farm bill passes after three years of talks. The Washington Post. Available at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2014/02/04/farm-billpasses-after-three-years-of-talks/.
February 27th – Legislative Branch and Political Parties - Everett, B., Sherman, J. & Bresnahan, J. (2013, Oct. 1). Shutdown: Congress sputters on CR. Politico. Available at: https://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/house-senate-governmentshutdown-097557.
8) Executive Branch and Domestic Policies - Guetzkow, J. (2010). Beyond deservingness: congressional d.
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LGA Syllabus Spring2003
1. The City University of New York
La Guardia Community College
SSN187 Urban Sociology
3 credits; 3 hours
This course examines changing ideas about the city and the changing impact of the city
on American lifestyles. With reference to New York City, the course explores the origins
and the social structure of the city. It focuses on the relationship of class to family,
gender, education, ethnicity, religion, politics and economics. Visits to housing projects,
community organizations, or service delivery agencies will familiarize the students with
the issues of planning and change in the city.
Richard V. Imprescia Spring 2003 - Session I / Sec6863
Tel: (212) 803-3133 Saturdays: 9:15am - 12:45pm
Fax: (212) 803-3615 March 15th
- June 7th
, 2003
Rimprescia@empire.state.ny.us Room C-104
Books:
REQUIRED:
Doig, Jameson W. Empire on the Hudson: Entrepreneurial Vision and Political Power at
the Port of New York Authority. (Columbia University Press, 2001) ISBN: 0-231-07676-2
Magnet, Myron, Ed. The Millennial City: A New Paradigm for 21st
-Century America. (Ivan
R. Dee, 2000) ISBN: 1-56663-285-4
Course Description:
The principal goal of this course is to provide students with a practical framework for understanding how public
policy shapes the City and its society. The primary focus is New York City government and its involvement in both
service deliveries to residents and support of economic growth. Students will consider the aspects that shape the
successful city and examine the failed attempts at saving it including economic development; crime; social and
economic planning; decision-making; land-use; welfare, education and health reform; housing & community
development; public safety and social pathologies. The emphasis will be on developing conceptual skills that will
enable the student to connect scholarly literature to contemporary urban problems such as homelessness, chronic
fiscal stress, and organized crime. The course will draw on theory from all social science disciplines, with particular
attention to cultural, political, and social forces that shape the city.
Format:
This course will emphasize the practical relevance of government and daily urban life. The assigned texts and
articles examine the social issues that dominate daily city life and demonstrate a relationship between government,
the individual and society. There are several assignments for this course:
• After reading Jameson Doig, Empire on the Hudson, prepare a 1000 word essay that describes and
evaluates the current use and users of a park, highway, or housing project built by one of the numerous
public authorities and agencies. You are to include information on the historic rationale for the project,
how it has met, exceeded or failed to meet its initial goals, and the relationship of the project to New
York City today. This assignment is due May 3rd
.
2. • Prepare a case study (not less than 15 pages – double-spaced) of an urban development project in
which you describe and analyze the involvement of public officials, civic or community groups,
government agencies and business leaders in formulating, advocating, opposing/supporting or
implementing a plan/project/policy in New York City. The paper should include a description of the
project, its stages of development, the key actors in support or opposition and the social, political and
economic impact of the project on the immediate community and the city in general. Be sure to
specifically refer to policy concepts discussed in class, readings, articles or guests.
The final paper is due June 14th
- NO PAPERS ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE.
Late assignments will be accepted with a reduction in your final grade. Prompt and regular attendance is a
policy requirement of the College. Accordingly, more than 3 absences from class will result in a reduction in
your final grade. Please contact me in the event of extreme or extraordinary circumstances that may affect you
attendance or general academic performance.
The course will be conducted as a seminar requiring each participant to be well prepared for each session. Session
will be three and one-half hours in length, generally following the following outline:
60 minutes – Lecture and discussion of current news media related urban issue.
90 minutes – Presentation by guest speaker or instructor
60 minutes – Presentation by team-group or instructor
Participants will be divided into peer team-groups. Sections of class time will be allocted to allow students to
discuss and evaluate theme questions for class discussion. Teams will present the weekly assigned readings or
substitute other related sources.
Guest Speakers:
Individuals from various professional and political organizations will appear in class to discuss practical
political and social policy that affects life in New York City and New York State.
Grade Determinations:
30% - Class Participation
30% - 1000-word paper
40% - Final project paper
COURSE OUTLINE:
1.0 MARCH 15 Course Requirements and Introduction to Urban Sociology
2.0 MARCH 22 The Role of Government in Society
2.1 Empire on the Hudson pp. 1-23
3.0 MARCH 29 New York City: The Historical Origins & Future Planning
3.1 Empire on the Hudson pp. 27-73
4.0 APRIL 5 New York City: Planning & Development
4.1 Empire on the Hudson pp. 77-177
5.0 APRIL 12 The Urban Society & Culture
5.1 Empire on the Hudson pp.181-244
5.2 Hanson, Victor Davis. “A Ray of Arab Candor” City Journal, Winter 2003/Vol.13,No.1
http://www.city-journal.org/html/eon_7_3_02vdh.html
Hymowitz, Kay S. “Why Feminism is AWOL on Islam” City Journal, ibid.
http://www.city-journal.org/html/issue_13_1.html
3. APRIL 19 NO CLASS
Empire on the Hudson pp.247-402
6.0 APRIL 26 Cities: Social & Political Ideology and How it Shapes Policy Decision
6.1 The Millennial City, pp.3-19; 34-46
7.0 MAY 03 Education & Urban Policy: Urban Reform Policies
7.1 The Millennial City, pp.110-166
8.0 MAY 10 Welfare: Socialization and the Role of Religion
ASSIGNMENT #1 - DUE
Debate: The Role of Religion in Society - Dr. Alan Keyes & Alan Dershowitz
8.1 The Millennial City, pp.192-246; 256-263
9.0 MAY 17 The Urban Economy: Economic Development & Urban Revitalization
9.1 The Millennial City, pp.284-294; 303-318
9.2 Malanga, Steven. "Bloomberg to City: Drop Dead"
City Journal, Winter 2003/Vol.13,No.1
http://www.city-journal.org/html/13_1_bloomberg_to_city.html
10.0 MAY 24 The Physical City & Immigration: Urban Design Policies & Why it Matters?
10.1 The Millennial City, pp.320-326; 347-353; 356-386
10.2 Jacoby,Tamar. “How to Turn More Immigrants into Americans” New York Sun, July 3,
2002 http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/_nys-how_to_turn.htm
11.0 MAY 31 Crime, Public Safety & Local Communities
11.1 The Millennial City, pp.70-108
11.2 McDonald, Heather. "The Myth of Racial Profiling" City Journal
http://www.city-journal.org/html/11_2_the_myth.html
12.0 JUNE 7 Quality-of-Life & Future Planning Policy Reforms in New York City
1212 Wright, David J. "Saving City Neighborhoods: New Findings, Trends & Policies" The
Rockefeller Institute
http://www.rockinst.org/publications/urban_studies/SavingCityNeighborhoods.pdf
12.2 Moss, Mitchell "Telecommunications & Economic Development: The Challenge for
Planners" American Planning Association News & Views
http://www.mitchellmoss.com/articles/99-04-apa.html
13.0 JUNE 14 FINAL PROJECT DUE